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)

macro_rules! get {
    ($t:ty) => {
        {
            let mut line: String = String::new();
            std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut line).unwrap();
            line.trim().parse::<$t>().unwrap()
        }
    };
    ($($t:ty),*) => {
        {
            let mut line: String = String::new();
            std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut line).unwrap();
            let mut iter = line.split_whitespace();
            (
                $(iter.next().unwrap().parse::<$t>().unwrap(),)*
            )
        }
    };
    ($t:ty; $n:expr) => {
        (0..$n).map(|_|
                    get!($t)
        ).collect::<Vec<_>>()
    };
    ($($t:ty),*; $n:expr) => {
        (0..$n).map(|_|
                    get!($($t),*)
        ).collect::<Vec<_>>()
    };
    ($t:ty ;;) => {
        {
            let mut line: String = String::new();
            std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut line).unwrap();
            line.split_whitespace()
                .map(|t| t.parse::<$t>().unwrap())
                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
        }
    };
    ($t:ty ;; $n:expr) => {
        (0..$n).map(|_| get!($t ;;)).collect::<Vec<_>>()
    };
}

fn main() {
    let n = get!(usize);
            let mut line: String = String::new();
            std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut line).unwrap();
     let ps = line.split_whitespace()
                .map(|t| t.parse::<usize>().unwrap())
                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
     
    let mut cnt = 0;
    for i in 1..(n-1) {
        if ps[i] > ps[i-1] && ps[i] > ps[i+1] {
            continue;
        }
        if ps[i] < ps[i-1] && ps[i] < ps[i+1] {
            continue;
        }
        cnt += 1;
    }
    println!("{}", cnt);
}