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)

use std::cmp::{max, min};

fn read<T: std::str::FromStr>(
    stdin_lock: &mut std::io::StdinLock,
    buf: &mut Vec<u8>,
    delimiter: u8,
) -> T {
    buf.clear();
    let l = std::io::BufRead::read_until(stdin_lock, delimiter, buf).unwrap();
    buf.truncate(l - 1); // remove delimiter
    let s = unsafe { std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(&buf) };
    s.parse().unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("read"))
}

fn main() {
    let stdin = std::io::stdin();
    let mut stdin_lock = stdin.lock();
    let mut buf: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
    let n: usize = read(&mut stdin_lock, &mut buf, b'\n');
    let mut pv = vec![0i32; n];
    for i in 0..n - 1 {
        pv[i] = read(&mut stdin_lock, &mut buf, b' ');
    }
    pv[n - 1] = read(&mut stdin_lock, &mut buf, b'\n');

    let mut ans = 0;
    for i in 1..n - 1 {
        let max_p = max(pv[i - 1], pv[i + 1]);
        let min_p = min(pv[i - 1], pv[i + 1]);
        if min_p < pv[i] && pv[i] < max_p {
            ans += 1;
        }
    }
    println!("{}", ans);
}