Tartaglia was self taught in mathematics but, having an extraordinary ability, his mother was able to find him a patron. Ludovico Balbisonio took him to Padua to study there, but when he returned with his patron to Brescia he made himself unpopular by having an inflated opinion of himself.
Tartaglia sarili ay tinuturuan sa matematika ngunit, ang pagkakaroon ng isang katangi-tangi sa kakayahan, ang kanyang ina ay able sa hanapin siya ng isang parokyano.