Mastering Technical mathematics, by Norman Crowhurst A Tour of the Calculus, by David Berlinski The Calculus Tutoring Book, IEEE The Feynman Lectures in Physics (3 vols), Richard P. Feynman Asimov on Chemistry, Asimov on Physics, by Isaac Asimov e - The Story of a Number, by Eli Maor I didn't get much education in high school, and ended up supplementing many college textbooks with the books above, among others. For Calculus, there is a book called "The Concept of Limits" that is an excellent guide to the first hurdle encountered by students of calculus, but I can't remember the author. Good Luck!