What would be a good textbook for Math 101, specifically to learn some advanced mathematical formalism without actually diving in applied science behind it?
An alternative if you're willing to spend a little is How to Prove It by Daniel J. Velleman, also available from Amazon[3] and probably many other retailers. Both books cover roughly the same topics.
[1]: http://www.people.vcu.edu/~rhammack/BookOfProof/
[2]: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Proof-Richard-Hammack/dp/09894721...
[3]: http://www.amazon.com/How-Prove-It-Structured-Approach/dp/05...
http://www.amazon.com/Book-Proof-Richard-Hammack/dp/09894721...
The other big stream of basic undergraduate mathematics is analysis. For that I recommend Spivak's Calculus.
I've found other branches of math to be much easier to understand if you have basic knowledge about calculus.