from operator import xor
v = int(input())
a = list(map(int, input().split()))
n = 0
for i in range(1, v-1):
if a[i] > a[i + 1] and a[i] > a[i - 1]:
n += 1
elif a[i] < a[i + 1] and a[i] < a[i - 1]:
n += 1
print(n)
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
const int N=1e5+5;
int n;
int a[N];
void work(){
scanf("%d",&n);
for(int i=1;i<=n;i++) scanf("%d",&a[i]);
int ans=0;
for(int i=2;i<=n-1;i++){
if(a[i-1]<a[i]&&a[i]>a[i+1]) ans++;
if(a[i-1]>a[i]&&a[i]<a[i+1]) ans++;
}
printf("%d\n",ans);
}
int main(){
work();
return 0;
}
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