Problem:
Score : 200 points

Problem Statement

We have a permutation p = {p_1,\ p_2,\ ...,\ p_n} of {1,\ 2,\ ...,\ n}.

Print the number of elements p_i (1 < i < n) that satisfy the following condition:

p_i is the second smallest number among the three numbers p_{i - 1}, p_i, and p_{i + 1}.

Constraints

All values in input are integers.

3 \leq n \leq 20

p is a permutation of {1,\ 2,\ ...,\ n}.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

n
p_1 p_2 ... p_n

Output

Print the number of elements p_i (1 < i < n) that satisfy the condition.

Sample Input 1

5
1 3 5 4 2

Sample Output 1

2

p_2 = 3 is the second smallest number among p_1 = 1, p_2 = 3, and p_3 = 5. Also, p_4 = 4 is the second smallest number among p_3 = 5, p_4 = 4, and p_5 = 2. These two elements satisfy the condition.

Sample Input 2

9
9 6 3 2 5 8 7 4 1

Sample Output 2

5

Solution in Rust (1.15.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)

// Practice AtCoder
// author: Leonardone @ NEETSDKASU

fn main() {
    let mut stdin = String::new();
    std::io::Read::read_to_string(
        &mut std::io::stdin(),
        &mut stdin).unwrap();
    let mut stdin = stdin.split_whitespace();
    let mut get = || stdin.next().unwrap();
    macro_rules! get {
        ($t:ty) => (get().parse::<$t>().unwrap());
        () => (get!(i64));
    }
    
    let n = get!(usize);
    let mut vs = vec![];
    let mut ans = 0;
    for i in 0 .. n {
        vs.push(get!());
        if i >= 2 {
            if vs[i-2] < vs[i-1] && vs[i-1] < vs[i] {
                ans += 1;
            }
            if vs[i-2] > vs[i-1] && vs[i-1] > vs[i] {
                ans += 1;
            }
        }
    }
    println!("{}", ans);
}