n = int(input()) a = list(map(int, input().split())) INF = float('inf') # Precompute the maximum value in each interval [l..r] max_a = [[0] * (n + 2) for _ in range(n + 2)] for l in range(1, n + 1): current_max = a[l - 1] max_a[l][l] = current_max for r in range(l + 1, n + 1): current_max = max(current_max, a[r - 1]) max_a[l][r] = current_max left = [[INF] * (n + 2) for _ in range(n + 2)] right = [[INF] * (n + 2) for _ in range(n + 2)] for i in range(1, n + 1): left[i][i] = a[i - 1] right[i][i] = a[i - 1] for length in range(2, n + 1): for l in range(1, n - length + 2): r = l + length - 1 # Compute left[l][r] option1 = left[l + 1][r] + 1 option1 = max(option1, max_a[l][r]) option2 = right[l + 1][r] + (r - l) option2 = max(option2, max_a[l][r]) left[l][r] = min(option1, option2) # Compute right[l][r] option1 = left[l][r - 1] + (r - l) option1 = max(option1, max_a[l][r]) option2 = right[l][r - 1] + 1 option2 = max(option2, max_a[l][r]) right[l][r] = min(option1, option2) result = min(left[1][n], right[1][n]) print(result)