#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
using lint = long long int;
using pint = pair<int, int>;
using plint = pair<lint, lint>;
struct fast_ios { fast_ios(){ cin.tie(0); ios::sync_with_stdio(false); cout << fixed << setprecision(20); }; } fast_ios_;
#define FOR(i, begin, end) for(int i=(begin),i##_end_=(end);i<i##_end_;i++)
#define IFOR(i, begin, end) for(int i=(end)-1,i##_begin_=(begin);i>=i##_begin_;i--)
#define REP(i, n) FOR(i,0,n)
#define IREP(i, n) IFOR(i,0,n)
template<typename T> istream &operator>>(istream &is, vector<T> &vec){ for (auto &v : vec) is >> v; return is; }
template<typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const vector<T> &vec){ os << "["; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "]"; return os; }
template<typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const deque<T> &vec){ os << "deq["; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "]"; return os; }
template<typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const set<T> &vec){ os << "{"; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template<typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const unordered_set<T> &vec){ os << "{"; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template<typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const multiset<T> &vec){ os << "{"; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template<typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const unordered_multiset<T> &vec){ os << "{"; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template<typename T1, typename T2> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const pair<T1, T2> &pa){ os << "(" << pa.first << "," << pa.second << ")"; return os; }
template<typename TK, typename TV> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const map<TK, TV> &mp){ os << "{"; for (auto v : mp) os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template<typename TK, typename TV> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const unordered_map<TK, TV> &mp){ os << "{"; for (auto v : mp) os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template<typename T> void ndarray(vector<T> &vec, int len) { vec.resize(len); }
template<typename T, typename... Args> void ndarray(vector<T> &vec, int len, Args... args) { vec.resize(len); for (auto &v : vec) ndarray(v, args...); }
template<typename T> bool mmax(T &m, const T q) { if (m < q) {m = q; return true;} else return false; }
template<typename T> bool mmin(T &m, const T q) { if (m > q) {m = q; return true;} else return false; }
template<typename T1, typename T2> pair<T1, T2> operator+(const pair<T1, T2> &l, const pair<T1, T2> &r) { return make_pair(l.first + r.first, l.second + r.second); }
template<typename T1, typename T2> pair<T1, T2> operator-(const pair<T1, T2> &l, const pair<T1, T2> &r) { return make_pair(l.first - r.first, l.second - r.second); }
#define dbg(x) cerr << #x << " = " << (x) << " (L" << __LINE__ << ") " << __FILE__ << endl;
#define FI first
#define SE second
#define ALL(x) (x).begin(), (x).end()
#define SZ(x) ((lint)(x).size())
#define POW2(n) (1LL << (n))


int main()
{
    int N;
    cin >> N;
    vector<lint> A(N);
    cin >> A;
    vector<vector<vector<plint>>> dp;
    dp.resize(N);
    REP(i, N)
    {
    	dp[i].resize(N + 1);
        dp[i][i].emplace_back(0, 0);
    	dp[i][i + 1].emplace_back(A[i], A[i]);
    }
    FOR(w, 1, N - 1) FOR(l, 1, N - w)
   	{
	   	// w: 消去区間長さ
    	int r = l + w;
    	vector<plint> t;
    	FOR(c, l, r)
    	{
    		for (auto pl : dp[l][c]) for (auto pr : dp[c + 1][r])
    		{
    		    lint v = pl.second + pr.first + A[c];
    		    t.emplace_back(pl.first + v, pr.second + v);
    		}
    	}
        sort(ALL(t));
        for (auto p : t)
        {
            while (dp[l][r].empty() or dp[l][r].back().second > p.second) dp[l][r].emplace_back(p);
        }
    }
    lint ret = 1e18;
    for (auto p : dp[1][N - 1]) mmin(ret, p.first + p.second + A[0] + A.back());
    cout << ret << endl;
}


Measured memory_bytes: 640