When I was in high school I used "integrated physics and calculus" to learn basic physics and multivariable calculus (on my own, not for a class), along with one of the standard calculus texts (I don't remember specifically which). I really liked the physical motivation used in defining concepts, and really think it would be a great book for an applications-oriented course. And I think it did a much better job in most cases than the standard calculus text.
http://www.amazon.com/Integrated-Physics-Calculus-Andrew-Rex/dp/0201473968
I remember later, taking a college level calculus course and being really irritated that the only application of calculus they could think of was "suppose we have a tank of brine..." A whole quarter of solving that problem over and over is not anyone's idea of fun, or applications!
